Box-handle.



Patented 1m. 3|, 1901.

C. S. DOME.

BOX HANDLE. (Application lea June 5, 1901.

(No Modl.)

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- with the present invention.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

CORDELIA S. DOME, OF ARENDSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOX-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,247, dated December31, 1901. Application filed June 5, 1901. Serial No. 63,265. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, OORDELIA S.DOME, a citizen of the United States,residing at Arendsville, in the county of Adams, State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-Handles; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to handles in general, and more particularly tothat class used for packing cases; and it has for its object to providea simple and cheap construction of handle that may be attached to apacking case or box to facilitate handling thereof, a further object ofthe invention being to provide a construction that may be formed ofwire.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be understood fromthe following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one .end portion of a box havinga handle at-,

tached thereto and constructed in accordance Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection through the end of the box and showing the complete handle inelevation.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a portion of a box 5, andin the ends of the box are formed spaced perforations 6, and throughthese perforations at each end of the box is engaged one member of theha11-.

dle. The member 7 of the handle, that is engaged through the openings orperforations 6, consists of a wire, including a central portion 8, atthe ends of which the wire is bent in a common plane at right angles toform arms 10 and 11, the wire then being returned at the end of each ofthe arms and twisted around the arms and around the central portion, theextremities of the wire being then twisted together at the rear side ofthe central portion. There is thus formed a U-shaped member, the arms ofwhich are passed outwardly through the perforation 6, with the centralportion lying against the inner face of the end of the box and the endsof the arms of the member havingloops.

The second mem-' ber of the handle consists of a bale 12, formed of asingle wire and of U shape, the ends of the bale being engaged throughthe loops of the first member and then bent backwardly and twisted uponthemselves, so that the two members are securely and pivotallyconnected. With this construction in the shipment of a box the innermember may be drawn inwardly and the outer member may be permitted tolie flat against the end of the box, and when the box is to be moved thehandles may be drawn out to their fullest extent, so that they may begrasped to facilitate carry ing of the box.

It will be understood that in practice modi fications of the specificconstruction shown may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a box having spacedperforations, of a handle comprising a U-shaped member having its armspassed outwardly through the perforations and provided with loops attheir outer ends, the arms being slidable in the perforations to permitof movement of them into and out of the box, and a bale having loops atits ends pivotally engaged with the loops of the first member.

2. The combination with a box having spaced perforations, of a handlecomprising an inner and an outer U -shaped member, the inner memberconsisting of a single wire bent into U shape and having its endportions returned upon and twisted about the arms and the centralportion thereof and having their extremities twisted together,the sidesor arms of the member being passed outwardly through the perforations ofthe box and adapted for sliding movement into and out of the box andhaving terminal loops, and the second member consisting of a single wirehaving its ends passed through the loops of the first member and thenbent backwardly and twisted upon themselves to form a hinged connectionbetween the members.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CORDELIA S. DOME. Witnesses:

CHAS. E. DOME, ANNIE F. DOME.

